Waiter Is Slain, 3 Men Are Charged

December 25, 1987

Three West Side men were ordered held without bond Thursday in the slaying of a waiter who resisted a robbery attempt. Cook County Criminal Court Judge Michael Bolan issued the no-bond order for Allen McKinney, 21, of 4216 W. Wilcox St.; Kelvin Brown, 19, of 5540 W. Adams St.; and Tony Dixon, 18, of 5427 W. Monroe St. The waiter, Clinton Garner, 22, who worked at a Sizzler Family Steak House, was walking on West Van Buren Street about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 17 when he was approached by three men, said Assistant State`s Atty. John Brady. The men announced a robbery and grabbed Garner, but he broke away, the prosecutor said. One of the men then shot him three times, Brady said.